On-Farm Chemical Safety Legislation And Compliance
b'The farm is one of Australia\\u2019s most dangerous workplaces. According to year-to-date figures from Safe Work Australia, which compiles data on work-related traumatic injury fatalities, 21 of 104 workplace fatalities in 2020 have occurred on-farm, that\\u2019s roughly 20 per cent of the total. \\n\\nThe only other workplace with a higher number of fatalities is the transport, postal and warehousing sector which would employ much bigger numbers than farming. Of the 104 deaths up until early August, 34 were from this sector. While those figures don\\u2019t tell us what caused the fatalities, it\\u2019s a reminder to us all to never underestimate risk. And one area of potential risk on-farm is the handling of hazardous chemicals. \\n\\nIn this podcast, Safe Farms WA executive officer Maree Gooch discusses chemical safety on farm, relevant government legislation and what growers should know to legally comply with the legislation. \\n\\nContact: \\nSafe Farms WA Maree Gooch, Executive Officer \\n0438 374 136 \\ninfo@safefarms.net.au\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'